Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2014-8169

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's...

4.4 MediumFix available

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
CVE-2014-8169
CVSS 2.0
4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
CVE-2014-8169
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8010 No score

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
EUVD-2014-8010
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q56m-rhvg-jwg2 No score

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's...

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
GHSA-q56m-rhvg-jwg2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
CVE-2014-8169
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169 No score

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10319-1 No score

autofs-5.1.1-3.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the autofs-5.1.1-3.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10319-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1020-1 No score

Security update for autofs

autofs was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2014-8169: Prevent potential privilege escalation via interpreter load path for program-based automount maps (bnc#917977).

These non-security issues were fixed:

  • Dont pass sloppy option for other than nfs mounts (bnc#901448, bnc#916203)
  • Fix insserv warning at postinstall (bnc#913376)
  • Fix autofs.service so that multiple options passed through sysconfig AUTOFS_OPTIONS work correctly (bnc#909472)
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8169 No score

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8169
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
autofs
Debian:12
 before 5.0.8-2
5.0.8-2
autofs
Debian:13
 before 5.0.8-2
5.0.8-2
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 1:5.0.5-113.el6
1:5.0.5-113.el6
Show 12 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 1:5.0.7-54.el7
1:5.0.7-54.el7
autofs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
 before 5.0.9-8.1
5.0.9-8.1
autofs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12
 before 5.0.9-8.1
5.0.9-8.1
autofs
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
 before 5.0.9-8.1
5.0.9-8.1
autofs
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 5.1.1-3.5
5.1.1-3.5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-8169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Automount Project Automount, published March 2, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in autofs 5.0.8-2.

References

Show 31 moreShow less
Pages All vulnerabilities Browse Docs Sources Guide Get API key
MoveEnter Open